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district · Census 2011 · code 380

Jagatsinghapur population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this district in Odisha, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population1,136,971people
Households261,307PCA households
Literacy rate86.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.5%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople1,136,9711,020,991115,980
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds261,307233,62627,681
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6110,24998,29111,958
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%9.7%9.63%10.31%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males968976900
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6929933899
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+889,027798,20290,825
Literacy rate%86.59%86.51%87.31%
Male literacy rate%92.38%92.49%91.48%
Female literacy rate%80.63%80.4%82.68%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople248,152231,69016,462
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople7,8624,5243,338
Total workersCensus workers403,649364,37739,272
Work participation rate%35.5%35.69%33.86%
Main workersworked at least 6 months290,170255,22834,942
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months113,479109,1494,330
Non-workerspeople733,322656,61476,708

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 1205, 1206, 1207; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 261,307 households and 1,136,971 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 10.2% of the population. Rural residents made up 89.8%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.7% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.38% for males and 80.63% for females.
  • Of 403,649 workers, 71.89% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators92,06219,258
Agricultural labourers56,05154,272
Household industry workers10,2126,145
Other workers131,84533,804

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 801839

Paradip

68,585 people within this district · Town

Census code 801840

Jagatsinghapur

33,631 people within this district · Town

Census code 397783

Krushnanandapur

8,974 people within this district · Census town

Census code 397173

Paradipgarh

4,790 people within this district · Census town